Löt
Old Norse Dictionary - löt
Meaning of Old Norse word "löt" (or lǫt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- löt (lǫt)
- f., pl. latar, [latr], dissuasion; telja latar á e-u, to tell the drawbacks, dissuade, Sturl. ii. 55; konungr fór mjök undan ok taldi allar latar á um ferð þessa, Fas. iii. 143.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, löt may be more accurately written as lǫt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)